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Flora mumbled something to herself in an inaudible voice and left the scene without saying a word.

At the same time, the status window popped up a message for me.

-Tiring!

▶I finished meeting Flora, who I obtained as a reward.◀

“Huh, crazy. It’s so absurd.”

I should have felt something meaningful when Flora came instead of Ferdi, but I didn’t expect it to be this far beyond my expectations.

what? Meeting Flora is your reward?

“You’re being damned. It’s not a reward, it’s a trap. Huh?”

Normally, if the wrong choice is chosen, intimacy and recognition will drop significantly and a warning window will appear to the player, but in high-risk fields, it even affects the choice.

The influence is at a level where some methods are blatantly blocked.

That’s why Flora’s visit like this is nothing short of a disaster.

“Of all the bad endings I’ve seen, the worst one happened when you came.”

In cases where there is no risk or is not very threatening, a crisis can be overcome by intentionally reducing intimacy. In fact, I also overcame the late return event, which required a penalty, in that way and continued my more forward-looking play.

But that method had been blocked.

I learned later, but in the case of a field with high risk, it eroded the intimacy of the characters in the field, regardless of whether they were related or not.

Even thinking about it now, the bad ending I saw back then was so terrible that it made me shiver.

“Well… at least now I don’t think I’ll die like that.”

▶The player chose the option of not using the power of Duke Vagrand at all.◀

▶The intervention power of Duke Vagrand is neutralized.◀

▶Families come to visit and offset both positive and negative impacts on the Chatelaine Estate.◀

That’s because the status window says that.

I felt relieved and looked at the information window that appeared on the field.

Disastrous ranking. It’s a miserable shame.

Enough to give you a vague idea of the gaze towards Karssein in the Chatrene territory.

“…If this happens, not only the intimacy level, but also the person who automatically writes sub-episodes will be eliminated.”

If the first method was to use intimacy, the second method is to perform a large number of sub-episodes.

When I was going through the late return event at Duke Vagrand’s house, I mostly used intimacy to buy time, but that was actually an expedient. The norm was to do miscellaneous work as a sub-episode and calm down the complaints of subordinates or accept requests from those subject to a penalty.

It was considered a loss because it consumed Karssein’s action power and HP, and it also ate up time, but the method with the least amount of backlash was clearly to resolve the penalty cleanly.

However, even if awareness of performing that sub-episode is low, if it is too low, the sub-episode itself that helps does not exist.

The Shatren territory was exactly like that.

Karsein has the worst public sentiment, and the situation is so full of suspicion and distrust that it would not be surprising if a dead flag occurred anytime and anywhere.

“There’s nothing I can do. Right now, all I can do is wait for the opportunity to come.”

▶You must check the condition of the strawberry field.◀

▶You can collect information about the soil quality by plowing the field with farming tools.◀

▶The amount of information increases in proportion to the time spent plowing the field and the amount of plowing.◀

There is no time, but it is more dangerous to move quickly.

One day, the opportunity will definitely come.

Now that the main episode had not started, it was time to follow the directions given by the branch and take a moment to be patient.

***

“Was the item you brought helpful?”

“I wonder if this was helpful… I’m just grateful that they give me something like this for free!”

“Clothing was the most necessary material for us. I wore the clothes I was wearing until the sun set, and then I couldn’t throw them away, so I wore them again and again…”

“I am so sorry that I am causing harm to you rather than thanking you.”

“No damage was incurred, so don’t worry. If there is anything missing, please tell me more.”

“Oh my… such a lord…”

“Thank you. thank you so much. Mr. Harnier.”

Three days have already passed since the 21st Eastern Noble Meeting began.

As someone who has also been tested by the imperial family, Harnier is also progressing smoothly with his schedule.

‘I was lucky.’

I knew that the symposium was based on a ranking system, but last year, I had no choice but to lower my score further because I was fooling the later author.

Thanks to this, Harnier stayed on the lower floor during this Eastern Noble Meeting, and even on the same floor, the area was pushed to the back.

Nevertheless, the conditions of the territory are quite good.

There were signs that the residents were trying to make changes, and what could be given to them was the clothing of the commoners, which Harnier was knowingly working on.

Even though we were in the bottom half of the rankings, we could see this as great luck.

“Lady Harnier.”

“Mina?”

While listening to various information from the people of the territory.

Mina came to visit her.

“The letter has arrived.”

“…Correspondence?”

Harnier tilted his head and asked a question when he heard the word “correspondence.”

Now that you are ruling the territory and undergoing tests from the imperial family, there won’t be any particular pressure from the marquis, right?

Not only that, but the same goes for the top of the plesia.

Now is the time to sell products like hot cakes and make a profit, not the time to receive any special reports.

‘But… the fact that Mina came to visit in person like this…’

I could guess that a fairly important letter had arrived.

“I’ll stop here today. I’ll explain it properly next time, so you can all go do your business.”

After kindly sending the residents away, she immediately asked Mina.

“What kind of letter is this that you came to visit in person?”

“…That’s right, lady. Actually, it’s not a letter.”

“Huh?”

I heard it was a letter earlier. Not this time?

Harnier’s head tilted a second time.

“Ugh! That’s not what I’m going to explain here. I think it would be better to go first.”

“Hmm? Speaking of going, where are you going?”

“Hey! Where the lady stays!”

Harnier was pushed on his back by Mina, who urged him on without hesitation, and was almost dragged away, dumbfounded.

Because I was so embarrassed, I couldn’t even say things like what the front and back were, or how the cause-and-effect relationship wasn’t right. Just being dragged somewhere.

however…

What was pushed on Mina’s back was the place where she was staying during this symposium.

“Mina? This is where we stay, right?”

Why do you bring me to a place like this?

The moment I was about to say that.

Someone opened the door and walked out hurriedly.

‘person?’

Hearing the sound of small footsteps, Harnier immediately turned his head.

And, only then did I understand.

okay. The person who came to Harnier was a guest.

Not a letter.

however…

That person didn’t belong here.

“Dear? Why is that in my territory…?”

-Kwaak.

Before he could ask why she was here, the girl ran up on her two delicate legs and snuggled into Harnier’s arms, squeezing his sleeves tightly.

Then he started saying something incomprehensible.

“Please, help me…”

“Yes? What is that…?”

“Carcein has become difficult because of me. So, please help him…!”

Unimaginable blue eyes were hidden behind golden hair.

Even in those blue eyes, there were traces of tears that I had never imagined.

-Tiring!

[Please ■■■ Do, ■■■■. ]

[Figure: 87%]

***

– Rattling.

“What, what? What do you mean, sister?”

My sister came to visit me after finishing exploring the territory.

Today, like last year, we will talk about various things, so I thought we would prepare tea and have an in-depth conversation.

however.

In fact, instead of drinking tea, she had to put down her teacup because of Arina’s words.

“Flora went to Karssein’s territory?!”

That’s right, it wouldn’t be strange for tea to run up your nose when you hear news like this.

Arina clicked her tongue and answered.

“Tsk. At first, I thought Flora was tired after studying well and was going back, but later a letter arrived. There is a letter saying that Flora is at the Chatelaine territory.”

“…”

In the past, I wouldn’t have thought it was so strange.

Chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes are Flora’s favorite fruits.

For Flora, who had bad eating habits to the point where she ate all kinds of fruits and vegetables, Chatlaine was the territory she visited most often after becoming part of Bagland territory.

But now I had to feel different.

‘There’s a reason to hide this fact and go see Carcein.’

I didn’t say anything to my eldest sister, Arina.

That’s what’s important.

“So, Claire, have you heard anything?”

“Uh…?”

“What can I say. It felt to me like Flora was returning to the carriage very suddenly.”

“You suddenly returned to the carriage?”

“Okay. As I was watching it, I thought that the reason the two were talking to each other was like a fight.”

no. Obviously not.

There was no longer any room left for the two to fight.

Flora acknowledged her mistake and received a cane. Even though tears were pouring out, what came out of the youngest’s mouth was not the same lie as before.

I was saying it was wrong.

The question was how to be forgiven.

Claire was also deeply sinful, so she couldn’t answer that question…

Thanks to that, I felt like I knew why I went to see Karssein.

“You two didn’t fight.”

“Hmm?”

“You know this well. Karsein has become much more dignified. It’s different from the old days.”

“That’s true, but… Then why did Flora go to see Carcein? There is no longer any reason to set foot in the estate where chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes grow.”

Claire swallows her saliva and tells another lie.

“Because I have something to learn. That’s probably why he went. I didn’t even study before, but that changed after I learned studying from Karsein.”

“Hmm… That’s definitely true. But if you really went there to study math, you should bring him quickly.”

“Yes. I’ll do that. Sister, it’s a long way to come this far, right?”

okay. It would be better for me to go rather than for you to meet me in person.

I also visited the territory and reported on the situation.

All you have to do is ask Flora why she did that.